Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.
As a singer, the biggest joy I have are the arrangements.
To me, nostalgia is nothing more than a mindless plundering of the past for the commonplace.
I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.
I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album.
As Buddy Rich, for instance, broke into the business at the age of three, I think it was, on drums, so indeed did I break into the business at the age of four as a singer.